Little Havana in video games

Calle Ocho and the Cuban neighbourhood around it appear in both Vice Cities, forty years apart. Little Havana appears in 2 games on Pixel Pilgrimage: Grand Theft Auto VI (as Little Cuba) and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.

Little Havana (Calle Ocho), Miami, Florida — Real-world photo: Wikimedia Commons

The games

Image coming soonIn gameGrand Theft Auto VI2026Little CubaInspired by a real placeRockstar's website names Little Cuba as one of Vice City's neighbourhoods, known for its bustling panaderias (bakeries).Game vs real photo
In gameGrand Theft Auto: Vice City2002Little HavanaInspired by a real placeA Cuban neighbourhood on the mainland, home turf of Umberto Robina's Cuban gang and Robina's Cafe.Game vs real photo

The real place

Little Havana is the historic centre of Miami's Cuban community, with Calle Ocho (SW 8th Street) and Maximo Gomez (Domino) Park at its heart. The game's name is a thinly veiled swap of Havana for Cuba.

Visiting

Walk Calle Ocho around SW 12th to 17th Avenues for Cuban bakeries, cafecito windows and the domino players at Maximo Gomez Park.

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